‘Tis the Season…to Cram in Blogging!

I haven’t exactly been keeping up with my blogging lately, mostly due to trying to write my ordination paper. I’ve especially fallen behind on writing notes about several books I’ve already read. So, my plan is to cram in a lot of blogging in the next week or two before 2015 is upon us. Hopefully I can at least catch up with posting reviews and notes on the rest of the books I’ve read this year…we’ll see!

Reconsidering Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

As stated previously, as I go through my ordination process I’m doing more study on several doctrinal areas and how some of those relate to current issues. One of those areas is what I believe the Bible says about marriage, divorce, and remarriage. I consider this topic as of the utmost importance, since it is so foundational to society as well as the fact that issues surrounding marriage make up the bulk of pastoral counseling and cases of church discipline. I’ve reassessed my position through much research, prayer, and contemplation and actually modified my position in two meaningful ways regarding divorce and remarriage. Continue reading